14 September 2011

The Toronto District School Board... solving the world's problems... (witness International Day of Zero-Tolerance on Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation)... one day at a time...Of course, no matter how worthy the agenda... there's always some tightass, interfering "stick in the mud"... who can't get with the politburo, er... programme...

Most of them were plotted on a calendar marking “Days of Significance” — International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers (Dec 17), the International Day of Zero-Tolerance on Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation (Feb. 6).

*i still remember neophyte coming home from his first day at school. when we asked him what he had learned that day, he told us a long, involved story that centered on mysterious, yet intriguing "chicken headlights".

it was puzzling...but after a bit more questioning we discovered that all the incoming kids had been checked for headlice. goodness knows what his malleable young mind made of that particular process.

just a thought... but maybe the idealogues at the tdsb could leave the youngest kids relatively unindoctrinated for... at least... the first few impressionable years of their elementary school journey.

the elementary teachers federation of ontario is currently running television ads slagging conservative candidate tim hudak.

is there anything to connect their glaring partisanship with dalton's continuous and unashamed surrender to the powerful teachers unions here in ontario?

Neo - did you read this? They have 31st October as All Hallows Eve (Christian) and 1st November as Samhain (Wicca). Last I looked, Hallowe'en by whatever name wasn't a Christian festival, but 1st & 2nd November were (All Saints and All Souls Days respectively). They've also managed to give Orthodox Christianity two Feasts of the Nativity.

Can't help but notice St Patrick's Day and Valentines Day are not on the list. Also missing the International Day for Heterosexual, Married, Christian, Taxpaying White Male Day. It starts with everybody else saying "Thanks Guys for all you do, we really appreciate it!", followed by... actually that would be good enough for me.